Salem, N.H., is a great haven for shoplifters, with plenty of stores and easy highway access.
But, a place to steal shrimp?
Four times this month, someone stole frozen shrimp from the Market Basket, more than $500 total. Police say the store finally got their man, when they confronted 46-year-old John Silvera of Methuen. Employees apparently tried to stop Silvera, who accosted a store manager in an escape attempt. He was arrested on charges of shoplifting, simple assault and being a fugitive from justice. Silvera was arraigned and held on $100,000 bail.
Police say Silvera was wanted in Oklahoma on a charge of drug trafficking and in Massachusetts on a larceny charge.
In other five-finger-discount news, police arrested a Dracut woman at Macy's. Workers said the woman’s 3-year-old daughter was seen pushing a stroller with $765 in stolen merchandise hidden in it. Yashoda Sukhavasi, 30, was released on $1,000 bail. The girl was released to her father’s custody.